The Open Bible

The Return–Part I: Seeing the Larger Picture

Good evening, everyone! For the last few years, I’ve tried to decide what to do with my writing. I posted individual articles on thoughts and topics as well as my study notes of different Bible books. I was attempting to find my niche in the writing world, discover what I wanted to write about, but …

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The Failure of God

In the last movie of the Avengers arc, Avengers: Endgame, a conversation takes place in which Frigga, the mother of Thor, tells him he’s a failure and just like everyone else. When he complains that her comment is harsh and that he’s not supposed to be like everyone else, she comments that everyone fails at …

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Who Am I?

What defines you? Is it your personality? The way you see the world? Do your views on current events give others a glimpse of your true self? Is it your vocation? Do you receive your sense of identification from the work you do? The way you spend your time? I’ve heard people say if they …

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Racism . . . Really?

Okay, folks. Show of hands. How many of you were born on Venus? Anyone? Anyone? Okay. How many of you were born on Mars? *crickets* Right. What about Jupiter or maybe one of its moons? Image by Comfreak from Pixabay Still no one? So, would it be safe to assume that everyone reading this was …

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